What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Central African Republic and Malawi?

2,225 deaths, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Malawi: Number of deaths from malaria

Central African Republic

5,205 deaths

in 2021

Malawi

7,430 deaths

in 2021

Central African Republic rank

26th

Malawi rank

23rd

Number of deaths from malaria over time

Central African Republic
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 7,430 deaths against 5,205 deaths in Central African Republic, a difference of 2,225 deaths.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,928 deaths	13,406 deaths	7,479 deaths	Malawi
2010s	5,011 deaths	8,002 deaths	2,991 deaths	Malawi
2020s	4,673 deaths	7,410 deaths	2,737 deaths	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths from malaria, Central African Republic or Malawi?: Malawi, at 7,430 deaths against 5,205 deaths in Central African Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in number of deaths from malaria between Central African Republic and Malawi?: 2,225 deaths, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malawi?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Central African Republic and Malawi rank globally for number of deaths from malaria?: Central African Republic ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths from malaria. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths from malaria
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from malaria in both sexes.